An optoelectronic component is disclosed. In an embodiment an optoelectronic component includes a semiconductor chip configured to emit radiation and a conversion element including quantum dots, the conversion element configured to convert a wavelength of the radiation, wherein each quantum dot includes a wavelength-converting core and an inorganic encapsulation, wherein inorganic encapsulations form a matrix material of at least adjacent quantum dots, and wherein the adjacent quantum dots have a distance of at least 10 nm.